Comparison

Kanji Time vs Mathness! Learn Math Facts

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Kanji Time

Features
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Turn every glance at the clock into a Japanese lesson. Kanji Time is a beautiful bedside and desktop clock designed to help you learn Japanese naturally — one look at a time. The time, date, and day of the week are displayed in kanji with phonetic readings so you always know what you're looking at. Tell time in Japanese The time displays in Japanese format — 午前 (gozen) for AM and 午後 (gogo) for PM. Tap the time to hear it spoken aloud in natural Japanese. Learn the date in kanji See today's date as 4月13日(月曜日) with phonetic readings in romaji or hiragana beneath each line. Hide phonetics once you've learned to read on your own. Tap the date to hear it spoken. 13 rotating content panels — you choose Pick any two to display on your clock face. Long press any card to expand to a full reading view with larger text. Panels include: • Kana cards — hiragana and katakana with romaji, example words, and English meanings • Proverbs — a new ことわざ (kotowaza) every day in kanji, kana, romaji, and English • Cinema quotes — from 黒澤明 (Kurosawa), 宮崎駿 (Miyazaki), 小津安二郎 (Ozu), and more • Baseball quotes — from 鈴木一朗 (Ichiro), 大谷翔平 (Ohtani), 王貞治 (Sadaharu Oh), and more • Baseball terms, teams & stadiums — all 12 NPB teams and every home ground • Sushi vocabulary — 30 dishes with kana, romaji, and cultural notes • Zen quotes — from 道元 (Dōgen), 白隠 (Hakuin), 鈴木俊隆 (Shunryu Suzuki), and more • Music quotes — from 坂本龍一 (Sakamoto), 久石譲 (Hisaishi), 宇多田ヒカル (Utada), and more • Prefectures — all 47 都道府県 with capitals, kana, romaji, and regional highlights • Temples & shrines — 26 sacred sites from Kinkaku-ji to Itsukushima • Japanese cars — from kei classics (Jimny, N-BOX) to sports legends (GT-R, RX-7, Supra) Speak and listen Tap any card to hear it read aloud. Japanese content uses a natural Japanese voice, followed by the English translation — or switch English off in Settings for full Japanese immersion. Tip: download enhanced voices in iOS Settings for even more natural speech — Kanji Time automatically uses the best installed voice. World clock Add a second time zone and see the city name in Japanese — 大阪 (Osaka), ロンドン (London), ニューヨーク (New York) — alongside local time. Designed for the bedside table and desktop The screen stays on while active, with adjustable night dimming for sleep. Choose from five dark themes — Midnight, Charcoal, Navy, Forest, and Burgundy — all built around the amber LED aesthetic of classic Japanese digital clocks. No ads. No account required. Completely free. Works offline.

About

Mathness! Learn Math Facts

This app teaches fundamental math skills through engaging lessons and interactive drills. It covers addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, place value, and fractions with visual aids and a no-pressure learning environment. Players can practice skills in timed challenges or focus on mastering specific concepts.

Highlights
  • Strategy-based math lessons
  • Visual aids for concepts
  • Timed math drills
  • Multiple player profiles
  • Progress tracking
  • Multilingual support
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Mathness! teaches addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, plus place value, fractions and more, one strategy at a time. Pictures show why each fact works. When the facts click, the Play tab turns them into a quick drill. LEARN • Eleven tracks with 47 short strategy lessons: Addition, Subtraction, Place value, Hundreds, Multiplication, Division, Missing numbers, Times tables, Division and leftovers, Two steps, and Fractions • Strategies that stick: count on, doubles, make ten, arrays, skip counting, sharing and more • Animated pictures for every idea: counters, ten frames, number lines, arrays, equal groups and fact families • Every lesson goes learn, practice, quiz, with the picture there when you need a hint, and no timer or lives PLAY • Drill addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, or all four mixed • Beat the clock for 1, 2 or 3 minutes with 3 lives, or get 20, 40 or 60 in a row on a stopwatch • Four answer choices, a ready-set-go countdown, and a cheer at streaks of 5, 10 and 20 • Best scores and times for every challenge, lesson progress and recent games on the Results tab PLAYERS • Optional local players with animal avatars, or keep going as Guest • Welcome on first launch; optional "Who's playing?" when the app opens • Lessons and scores stay per player on this device • No accounts. Family Sharing applies to the full-version purchase, not to these local players YOUR LANGUAGE, YOUR WAY • 10 languages: English, Español, Deutsch, Français, فارسی, العربية, 日本語, 中文, 한국어, हिन्दी • Persian and Arabic read right to left, and Persian, Arabic and Hindi show their own digits • Sound effects with a volume control, and a light, dark or system theme FREE TO START All of addition and subtraction is free: every lesson, and both drills with every challenge. So is the first lesson of every other track. One in-app purchase unlocks everything else, once: the remaining lessons and the multiplication, division and mixed drills. No subscription. Family Sharing is on, so one purchase covers your family. PRIVATE AND AD-FREE No accounts, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. Your progress stays on your device. Works on iPhone and iPad, in portrait or landscape, in light or dark mode.

Screenshots

Kanji Time4 screens
Mathness! Learn Math Facts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mathness! Learn Math Facts at every 2 days against Kanji Time's every 4 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Kanji Time sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Mathness! Learn Math Facts sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kanji Time ships an update every 4 days, Mathness! Learn Math Facts every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Kanji Time versus Mathness! Learn Math Facts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKanji TimeMathness! Learn Math Facts
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMy Cinema ToolsZubin Khavarian

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Kanji Time

One-time3
  • Chiisai Tip$0.99
  • Chudo Tip$2.99
  • Okii Tip$4.99
1 purchases

Mathness! Learn Math Facts

One-time1
  • Full Version$2.99

Questions

Is Kanji Time free?
Kanji Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mathness! Learn Math Facts free?
Mathness! Learn Math Facts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kanji Time or Mathness! Learn Math Facts have ads?
Neither Kanji Time nor Mathness! Learn Math Facts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kanji Time or Mathness! Learn Math Facts?
Kanji Time ships an update every 4 days, and Mathness! Learn Math Facts every 2 days. Most recently, Kanji Time was updated on September 28, 2026 and Mathness! Learn Math Facts on October 14, 2026.

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